Honey Smacks cereal sickens more in salmonella outbreak

Thirty more people have been infected with salmonella after consuming Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal. (Associated Press)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- At least 30 more people have been infected with salmonella after consuming Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported.

That brings the total number of cases to 130 in 36 states, the CDC reported in a recent update. There are 15 people who reported illness in New York.

The sugary puffed wheat cereal has been the subject of a recall by Kellogg's since mid-June. At least 34 of the 130 people have been hospitalized; no deaths have been reported, the CDC said.

"The CDC continues to recommend consumers not eat any Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal," the CDC said in its update. "People who recently became ill report eating Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal that they had in their homes."

State and local health officials are continuing to investigate the outbreak, and interview ill people about food they ate and other exposures before becoming ill.

In interviews, 77 percent of people specifically reported eating Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal.

The Kellogg Company recalled all Honey Smacks products on the market within the cereal's one-year shelf-life. However, Honey Smacks products with earlier dates could also potentially be contaminated.

The CDC recommends not eating any Honey Smacks cereal of any size package or with any "best if used by" date. If you see it available for sale at retailers, don't buy it. Retailers shouldn't sell or serve any Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal.

Most people infected with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.

Most infections usually last four to seven days and most people recover without treatment. However, some people develop symptoms so severe that they need to be hospitalized.

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